Set in the heart of Central Texas between Austin and San Antonio, Chosen is a perfect destination race to add to your calendar. Join us as at the PRETTIEST RACE IN TEXAS!

Our Half Marathon is a point-to-point course. Runners will be bused to their start line at The Summit Resort and finish at Rockin' R in Gruene (along with the 5K runners). Half Marathoners run alongside the beautiful Guadalupe River surrounded by lush green trees, rolling hills, and picturesque cliffs...making this the PRETTIEST RACE!

5K runners start and finish at Rockin' R in Gruene. This out-and-back course offers a start line view of the beautiful Guadalupe River and travels through a peaceful community with winding streets and rolling hills. We also host a Kids Fun Run (1/8 mile) for ages 12 and under. This is truly a family-racing event!

Registration fees

Kids Fun Run
Closed

For ages 3-11, the Chosen Kids Fun Run is a 1/3 mile loop on the finish line grounds (not timed). We want to give our younger runners the ability to run for someone else’s victory, too!

$20.00

Jan 31
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Nov 16

Virtual Half Marathon
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Do you want to run Chosen but can't make it to the New Braunfels race? Run 13.1 miles anywhere in the world between November 1, 2018 and November 17, 2018, send us your results and we will mail your finisher medal, tech shirt and race bib. *$25 shipping and handling fee applies and will be added at checkout.

$85.00

Jan 31
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Nov 16

Sleepwalkers
Closed

Do you want to support Chosen but not a runner? Sleep in and donate to support adoptive families and orphans!

$85.00

Jan 31
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Nov 16

Half Marathon
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Registration closed

Half marathoners have the option to select being bused from Rockin' R in Gruene to the start line at The Summit or runners can choose not to take the bus from Rockin’ R and make their own transportation arrangements for drop off at the Rio Guadalupe Resort. Then Rio Guadalupe dropped-off runners will take a short 1-mile shuttle ride to The Summit. The Rockin’ R bused runners will start loading the buses at 6:000am buses will leave as they are filled. There are NO ASSIGNED BUSES, TIMES OR GROUPS. Please arrive early to allow time for parking and loading the buses. Buses will leave as they are filled, to help stagger departure congestion. ***Online race registration ends on Friday 11/16 at noon. Please note, you will need to pick up your packet at a packet pick up location still available, so make sure you register before your desired packet pick up location occurs. If you register after 12pm on 11/13, your bib will be assigned at packet pick up. Paper registration will be available at

$85.00

Jan 31
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Jul 5

$95.00

Jul 6
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Sep 4

$105.00

Sep 5
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Oct 3

$115.00

Oct 4
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Nov 16

5K
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Registration closed

Under 12 must run with an adult. ***Online race registration ends on Friday 11/16 at noon. Please note if you register after 12pm on 11/12, your bib will be assigned at packet pick up. Paper registrations ($55) will be taken at packet pickup and on race day.***

$30.00

Jan 31
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Jul 5

$40.00

Jul 6
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Sep 4

$45.00

Sep 5
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Oct 3

$50.00

Oct 4
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Nov 16

Important Half Marathon Information

Half Marathon start time is 7:30AM.

Half marathoners have the option to be bused from Rockin' R in Gruene to the start line at The Summit or runners can choose to make their own transportation arrangements for drop off at the Rio Guadalupe Resort. The Rio Guadalupe dropped-off runners will take a short 1-mile shuttle ride to The Summit. THERE IS NO DROP OFF AT THE SUMMIT. The Rockin’ R bused runners will start loading the buses at 6:00am. THERE ARE NO ASSIGNED BUSES, TIMES OR GROUPS. Please arrive early to allow time for parking congestion and loading the buses. To help with departure congestion, buses will leave as they are filled.

Packet Pickup

Half Marathon Runner Packet Pickup -

NEW Packet Pickup 2018 Race: Packets are available at your choice of location: Austin (Wed. 11/14 @The Loop Running Supply Company) / San Antonio (Thurs. 11/15 @ IRUN, Bitters) / New Braunfels (Fri. 11/16 @ URUN). Please note all packets are delivered to each location on the day specified. For example: If you can't make packet pickup in Austin on the date, then you are able to go to SA or NB to pick up your packet, no need to ask to switch.

Half Marathon Mailer Packet Option ($25): If you are unable to pick up your packet at an above location, you can choose the mailer packet option. For $25, your packet will be mailed to you the week before the race. Please make sure you add this option to your registration at check out. All mailer options must be selected by October 21st.

REGISTRATION WILL REMAIN OPEN RACE WEEK UNTIL FRIDAY NOON! YOU WILL NEED TO PICK UP YOUR PACKET AT A PACKET PICK UP LOCATION THAT HAS NOT ALREADY OCCURRED.

THERE WILL BE NO RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP FOR HALF MARATHON RUNNERS.

5K Runner Packet Pickup -

NEW Packet Pickup 2018 Race: Packets are available at your choice of location: Austin (Wed. 11/14 @The Loop Running Supply Company) / San Antonio (Thurs. 11/15 @ IRUN, Bitters) / New Braunfels (Fri. 11/16 @ URUN). Please note all packets are delivered to each location on the day specified. For example: If you can't make packet pickup in Austin on the date, then you are able to go to SA or NB to pick up your packet, no need to ask to switch.

5K runners can select one of the above packet pickup locations or pick their packet up on race day, (6:00-7:30am).

Kids Fun Run will check in on race day (9:30-10:15am). No packets are distributed for Kids Fun Run.

Virtual Runners

Do you want to run the Chosen Half Marathon but don’t have the time and/or money to travel? We have a solution for you! You can now run the race, VIRTUALLY!

How does it work? We are so glad you asked! It’s easy as 1-2-3…

1) Sign up for our Half Marathon race as a virtual runner. There is a $25 shipping fee that will be added at checkout to cover the costs of packaging and mailing your swag to you.

2) Log your miles between November 1st and November 17th, 2018.

3) Email a photo of your results to results@chosen.care (this can be a photo of your GPS watch/FitBit/app readout).

As a Chosen virtual runner, after the race on the November 17, 2018, you will receive by mail:

A personalized race bib

Official 13.1 finisher medal

An AWESOME Chosen tech shirt that is sure to be the envy of all your friends

The satisfaction of helping bring a child home to their forever family!

NOTES: 5K races are not eligible to be virtual runners at this time. When logging miles, they must be captured at one time (consecutively), as if you were running/walking the event on race day. Virtual runners will receive all items within 2-3 weeks after submission.